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Mr. Thomas J. Wilson, II, has been the Chairman of The Allstate Corporation since April 30, 2008 and as its Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2007. Mr. Wilson serves as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President at Allstate Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Allstate Corp. He serves as a Member of Senior Management Team at Allstate. He serves as the Chairman and President of Allstate Life Insurance Co. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Allstate ... Protection Company. He served as President of The Allstate Corporation since January 6, 2005. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at Allstate Corp. from June 1, 2005 to January 2007. He served as the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Allstate Insurance Company. Mr. Wilson served as President of Allstate Protection Company, a subsidiary of Allstate Corp. from October 2002 to 2006. He served as the President of Allstate Financial from 1999 to 2002, where he spearheaded that business unit's drive into the design and distribution of an expanded range of financial products aimed at meeting the retirement needs of its customers. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Allstate from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Wilson joined Allstate in 1995 from Sears, Roebuck and Co., where he served as Vice President of Strategy and Analysis, responsible for strategic planning, financial planning and analysis and special projects. Mr. Wilson served as Managing Director of Mergers and Acquisitions of Dean Witter Reynolds from 1986 to 1993 and also held various financial positions at Amoco Corporation, where he worked from 1980 to 1986. He serves as the Chairman Elect at Financial Services Roundtable. He served as the Chairman of Allstate Financial from 1999 to 2002. He serves as a Director of Catalyst, Inc. and World Business Chicago. Mr. Wilson has been a Director of Allstate Corp. since 2006. He serves as a Director of Allstate Insurance Company. He serves as a Director at Financial Services Roundtable. He serves as a Trustee of Rush University and Rush University Medical Center. Mr. Wilson is a Board Member of Francis W. Parker School. Mr. Wilson is a Member of the Young President Organization, the Financial Services Forum and The Business Roundtable. He is a Member of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. He served as a Director at Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago since January 1, 2008. In 1998, he served as one of nine chief financial officers chosen for Chief Financial Officer Magazine's Excellence Award. He has been an Independent Director of State Street Corporation since October 2012. He serves as a Director of Allstate Protection Company, a subsidiary of Allstate Corp. Mr. Wilson holds Master of Management degree from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

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